United States · 7 days · 1,200 km · One-way

Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains 7 days

One of the world's most scenic drives. DC → Shenandoah NP → Blue Ridge Parkway → Great Smoky Mountains → Atlanta. Forests, overlooks and bluegrass.

Start: Washington DC · End: Atlanta · First half of October (peak foliage) or May-June. · Difficulty: easy

Highlights

  • Skyline Drive Shenandoah
  • Mabry Mill
  • Linn Cove Viaduct
  • Asheville Biltmore
  • Great Smoky Mountains
  • Cades Cove
  • Clingmans Dome

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Washington DC → Shenandoah NP

    Washington DC → Big Meadows · 200 km

  2. Day 2

    Skyline Drive (Shenandoah)

    Big Meadows → Waynesboro · 150 km

  3. Day 3

    Blue Ridge Parkway north → Roanoke

    Waynesboro → Roanoke · 200 km

  4. Day 4

    Roanoke → Asheville

    Roanoke → Asheville · 350 km

  5. Day 5

    Asheville → Great Smoky Mountains (Gatlinburg)

    Asheville → Gatlinburg · 130 km

  6. Day 6

    Smokies (Cades Cove + Clingmans)

    Gatlinburg · 110 km

  7. Day 7

    Gatlinburg → Atlanta (drop-off)

    Gatlinburg → Atlanta · 410 km

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